Everything & Anything New York City

springdreams

Ganga wrote: »

It is not recommended to use the shuttle service,could wait a long time for others to fill the mini bus up and be last one dropped off!
Start at the first page of this forum and look for posts by M4RKM who gives tips for getting from the airport cheaply via public transport,plus there is always taxi,s at about 70 dollars.

I used a taxi on my first trip to NY and a shuttle on the second. I had no problem at all with the shuttle. I did find, however, that the taxis are loath to take you back to JFK when you want to return home again. Which is why the second time around I pre-booked the shuttle service.

And M4RKM has not posted on this forum in a very long time ...

curlytop12

I've booked four nights in august for me and teen son
westin grand central
BA flights, I've chosen seats to accommodate 6'4" 16 year old, hope he doesn't grow anymore..


need travel insurance asap, passports are ok, need to look into the ESTA thing...what have I forgotten?


wish list: Staten island ferry ,TOTR ,Central Park, Brooklyn bridge, 9/11 memorial , general wandering.
any tips on best order/ time of day etc to get round everything?


It's going to be really hot isn't it?


can't wait!


Thanks in advance

phatbear

curlytop12 wrote: »

any tips on best order/ time of day etc to get round everything?

my top tip, and this relates to any travel is use a google map, go and fire it up now, dont worry i'll wait for you......................

now go and drop pins in all the places you want to go and things you want to see, so central park, rockerfeller, brooklyn bridge, wtc site etc etc then you will be able to figure out how close things are to each other and make the most of your time, my first visit i probably wasted a day running up and down manhattan and wished i had thought about using google maps

curlytop12 wrote: »

It's going to be really hot isn't it?

in a word yes, and if you want breath taking'ly hot venture into the subway, but also some of the heaviest thunder storms ive ever been in were in Aug in NY, however just stay hydrated take your time and enjoy it.

curlytop12

phatbear
thank you, sounds like a job for the boy!
am sooo excited

curlytop12

and we both love thunderstorms...

Ganga

springdreams wrote: »

I used a taxi on my first trip to NY and a shuttle on the second. I had no problem at all with the shuttle. I did find, however, that the taxis are loath to take you back to JFK when you want to return home again. Which is why the second time around I pre-booked the shuttle service.

And M4RKM has not posted on this forum in a very long time ...

I noticed that M4RKM had not been around for a while,hope he is ok,miss his input.:(

phatbear

Ganga wrote: »

I noticed that M4RKM had not been around for a while,hope he is ok,miss his input.:(

Sorry if we arent quite up to the same.standards as m4rkm maybe drop him a pm and ask him to come back, ive bumped into him a few times on tripadvisor too so try there as well!

Ganga

phatbear wrote: »

Sorry if we arent quite up to the same.standards as m4rkm maybe drop him a pm and ask him to come back, ive bumped into him a few times on tripadvisor too so try there as well!

You are not only up to standard but often above it,not only you but the likes of greenface,bleepandbooster and all the other kind members who help out novices like myself.:T

bleepandbooster

Thanks Ganga for your kind words ...... :beer:


Cofion
David

bobbyhibs

hi

Been a vivid reader of this thread for a while and some good tips have been mentioned !!

I was wondering if anyone has done-would recomend doing new york solo?

I have been twice before with my brother but he is sorta unsure if he can afford to go back, so I am figuring on going solo!

Has anyone been solo?
Did you feel a lil uneasy?-i guess more to do with eating alone, though doing some research siting at the bar would be a bit better than a formal restraunt kinda place(happy to be proved wrong here!)
At the moment i am looking to go from the 4th-8th august- would this be a good-bad time to go? in my previous visits both being in june.
Looking at different travel sites- plus booking direct with airlines-direct with the hotels to try price up!
Looking to go direct from edinburgh , though a 1 stop would i would consider
any advice welcomed though and thanks in advance